Hidden London Walking Tour: Discover Medieval Crypts, Forgotten Rivers & The Scars of WW2

Uncover the secrets of hidden London on a captivating walking tour. Explore medieval crypts, forgotten rivers, and the scars of WW2 in this fascinating journey through the city’s past.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Fleet Street - Walk along the street famed for its newspaper industry
  • Temple Church - See the home of the legendary Knights Templar
  • St Bride’s Church - Locate the church which inspired the wedding cake!
  • Statue of Samuel Johnson - Find out where the inventor of the modern dictionary and second most quoted man in the English language lived
What's Included
  • Guidance from a local professional
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Please note we do not enter buildings on this tour
Additional Information

A remarkable strolling exploration throughout the hidden corners of ancient London. Travel back in time to unearth the unnoticed, forsaken, and secret locales that hold keys to an intriguing and unexpected history.
During the journey, you’ll unearth a section of a medieval crypt, the site of a vanished river, the chapel of the Knights Templar, a missing…

Location
Temple Station
Temple Place
Departure Point: Outside Temple Underground Station. Return point: Tour ends on Fleet Street, London
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Pierrefoy
Jun 3, 2025
Fun & Informative Tour - Thanks, Pepe, for a fun, informative & entertaining walk through central London. Discovered lesser known places that we would otherwise have missed.
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Georgiac911
May 30, 2025
Great tour! - A great tour with a funny and knowledgeable guide. Definitely worth going. Ending up at Ye Old Cheshire Cheese pub was a highlight!
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Travellersonthego
Apr 14, 2025
A great experience - A great experience with a great guide. Excellent. Highly recommend this. The guide was so knowledgeable and very good fun he made it a very enjoyable afternoon
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Camillemu6383nu
Apr 12, 2025
Tour of London original - A super original, fun and interesting visit. The guide spoke loudly and clearly enough to understand even without being English-speaking. I recommend without hesitation.
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Samanthamb2918aj
Mar 29, 2025
Excellent tour of hidden London - Excellent tour of places you would never know about. Tour guide Rachel was excellent! So knowledgable and such a lovely manner about her. Would definitely recommend this tour. Will certainly be booking another for next time we are in London Thank you !
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E5644tajow
Mar 29, 2025
A fabulous tour - A really fabulous trip. Rachel was amazing....knowledgeable, energetic, witty, just lovely AND 8 and a half months pregnant. A very interesting tour.
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Annamm100
Mar 29, 2025
Fun! - Fun to learn more history at out of the way places. Truly off the beaten path. Energetic guide who was able to offer more insights and suggestions for fun things to do.
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Malcolm_c
Mar 24, 2025
It's a different view of... - It's a different view of some different areas of London, it was not the sort of thing you can explore on your own. Very good tour!
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Ann_b
May 16, 2025
A good introduction for future exploration - A good way to learn interesting facts and myths about history and hidden places in London to encourage future return trip to actually look inside some of the places we passed. (We were unable to enter any of the locations during the tour except the pub at the conclusion.)
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Reisende88
May 31, 2025
Secret Tour of old London: not recommended - Not recommended We did the secret old London tour, but were not very impressed by our guide. Random stories without context and context, questions were ironed out and the 1 1/2 hour tour was ended 10 minutes before time. None of the participants seemed impressed, 2 had already left before... Conclusion: not recommended.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).